Holder for barrel-caps.



Pament'edv Aug. I4, |900.

A. S. RICHARDSON Gg J. H. J. COLCORD.

HOLDER FUR BARREL CAPS.

(Application med Aug. 29, 1899,)

(No Model.)

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* man STATES f ARTHUR S. RICHARDSON AND JOHN H. OOLOORD, on DANvERS,MASSA- CHUSETTS, ASSIGNORS To THE oOLooRD-RIOHARDSON COMPANY, on

SAME PLACE.

. HOLDER F'ORYBARREL-CAPS.

SPEQIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent'No. 655,940, dated August14, 19O.

Application filed .August 29, 1899.

To all whom it mag/concern:

Beit known that we, ARTHURS. RICHARD- lsoN and JOHN H. J. COLOORD,citizens of is a specication, like characters on the drawingsrepresenting like parts.

This invention relates to a holder for barrel caps or covers,Which'latter are usually made of burlap, canvas, or similar material;and the object of the invention" is to provide an improved appliance ofthis character which is simple in construction and capable of beingmanufactured at a low cost, and the device is of such a nature that itcan be applied to and removed from the barrel with ease and facility andwhen in position will rmly hold the cap or cover in place.

The device in the embodiment thereof illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings includes in its organization a split band, a lever to which oneend of the band is connected, and a member separate or free from thelever and serving to receive the fulcrum of said lever and connected tothe other end of said band. In the present case the lever is providedwitha fulcrum constituting a part thereof, and the member to whichreference has previously been made has one or more bearings to receivethe fulcrum of the lever, so that said lever can be manipulated in sucha manner as to draw the band tightly around the upper end of the barrel,with the cap or cover between such parts.'

In the drawings, Figure l is an elevation of the upper end of a barrelhaving a cap or cover and provided with a holding device to maintainsaid cap -in position. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional plan view of aportion of a barrel and the means employed for tightening the band. Fig.3 is a detailed view showing a simple manner of connecting the band withone of the elements of the tightening mechanism, and Fig. 4 is amodification showing a different kind of bearing member for theband-tightening lever.

In Fig. l I have shown a barrel B, the upper end of which is closed by acap C, of bur- Seral No. 728,845. (No model.)

`downward and being encircled by my improved holder to secure the samein place.

Said holder includes in its organization (see Figs. l and 2) asplitband, as S, to one end of which the bearing member 12 is shown asconnected. The bearing member12is represented as consisting of alongitudinal seg- 6o mental plate the curvature of which agreessubstantially with that of the barrel, as shown clearly in Fig. 2. Theband S may be of any suitable material, such as galvanized wire,

and what is represented as its right-hand end -in Figs. 1, 2, and 3 isshown as having a lOn-,`

gitudinal loop 13, which ts flatwise against the right end of thesegmental plate 12, said loop being held in place'by lugs, as 14, 15,and

`16, which can be punched from the stock or 7o body of the plate, thefree ends of the lugs being turned over the side members and closed endof the loop, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, so as to hold the same tightlyin place. The

plate has extending from end to end thereof of the band-tighteninglever,hereinafter more 8o particularly described. It will Atherefore be seenupon inspection of Figs. 1, 2, and 3 that the split band S has connectedto one end a bearin g member having corrugated or toothed side membersand that the spaces or notches 8 5 between'the corrugations are adaptedto receive the fulcrum of the band-tightening lever, and this lever isfree or separate from the plate or member 12, so that any unusual slackthat may be in the band may be taken 9o up by' hand before the finaltightening of the same by said hand-lever, as hereinafter described.

The take-up lever is denoted by 25, and it is of curved shape, it havingat its working end the oppositely-disposed projections 26 and 27,constituting a fulcrum device, and which are fixed to Said lever. Saidlever is also bifur cated, as at 28, and a pin or 'pivot 29 is dis posedbetween the branches of the bifurca- Ico tion at a point between thefulcrum device and the hand end of the lever. This pin or pivot 29 isadapted to receive the loop or eye 30, which works between the branchesof the bifurcation 28 and which is formed at what is shown as theleft-hand end of the take-up le- Ver 25. The parts being connected inthe manner previously described, a cap will be drawn over the mouth orthe upper open end of the barrel B and the split band S and its adjunctswill be drawn around the same, the take-up lever at this time being inits extreme retracted position, as shown by dotted line in Fig. 2, andthe plate being against the cap C the slack will be taken up by drawingby hand on the lever, after which the oppositelydisposed projections 2Gand 27, constituting the fulcrum of the lever, will be inserted in twoalined notches 19 and 2O ofthe side pieces 17 and 18, respectively.After this the takeup lever will be pressed inward by hand in thedirection shown by the arrowin Fig. 2, or until it is seated between theside walls or flanges of' the bearing member 12, at which time thepivotal point 29 will have crossed a dead-center line passing throughthe axis of the take-up lever, whereby said take-up lever v cannot bepulled outward by anystress upon the split band, and it will beunderstood that during the operation of the lever the lefthand end ofthe split band is drawn toward the opposite end thereof, so as to firmlybind the band in place around the cap. To remove the band, a finger canbe inserted under the free end of the take-up lever and the same swungoutward, so that the projections 2G and 27 can be taken from theirbearings, which of course disconnects the lever and bearing membertherefor. In some cases the bearing member can constitute a part of thesplit band, as represented in Fig. 4.

The split band S (see Fig. 4) is shown as terminating in a longitudinalloop 12', the opposite longitudinal members or branches 17 of which arecorrugated to form notches 19', and the fulcrum device 26 of the take-uplever 25' is adapted to be received between two alined notches upon thebranches or side pieces of the bearing member or loop. The take-up lever25 is connected with the lefthand endof the split band the same way asthat shown in the previously-describedIigures,andtheoperationisalsothesame. From this it will be understoodthat our invention includes a split band having a bearing member at oneend and a take-up lever separate from said bearing member and connectedto the other end of the band, said bearing member being adapted toreceive the fulcrum of said lever.

Upon reference to Figs. 1 and 2 it will be seen that one end of thesplit band S is corrugated, so that it is adapted to stretch in thedirection of its length, and by reason of this feature said band cangive as the takeup lever is crossing the dead-center, and as soon asthis point is passed the wire will resume its initial position and willbe tightly held in place.

It is evident, of course, that the holder can be used for many purposesother than securing barrel-caps in place.

Having described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A device of the class specified, a split band provided at one endwith a bearing member, the side pieces of which have a plurality ofopenings, and a take-up lever having a fulcrum adapted to be detachablyfitted to alined openings in said side pieces, and the point ofattachment of the free end ofthe band to the lever being movable acrossthe deadcenterline intersecting the axis of movement of said lever andthe latter being arranged to lie between said side pieces,when in itsclamp ing or effective position.

2. A device of the class specified, a split band provided at one endwith a bearing member, the side pieces of which have a plurality ofopenings, and a takeup lever having a fulcruin adapted to be detachablyfitted to alined openings in said side pieces, and the point ofattachment of the free end of the band to the lever being movable acrossthe deadcenterline intersecting the axis of movement of said lever andthe latter being arranged to lie between said side pieces,when in itsclamping or eective position, said band having a corrugated portion.

3. A device of the class specified consisting of a curved bearing-platehaving notched side walls, a band connected with said bearingplate andhaving a loop in its free end, a lever adapted to be detachably fittedin alined notches in said bearing-plate and having a projection beyondsaid fulcrum to receive said loop, and arranged between said side wallswhen in its clamping or effective position.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ARTHUR S. RICHARDSON. JOHN H. J. COLCORD. lVitnesses:

HEATH SUTHERLAND, JOHN C. EDWARDS.

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